The musical inspiration from my father (by guest author Timur)

APopLife 5 years (apoplife.nl)

My son wrote an article: today the A Pop Life blog has its 5th anniversary. Thank you Timur for your wonderful story!

Thank you all!

A Pop Life 5 years (apoplife.nl)

5 years A Pop Life! Thanks to everyone involved in making it a huge success. On to the next 5 years A Pop Life!

Boney M.’s Take The Heat Off Me: childhood sweetheart or sin?

Boney M. 1976 (twitter.com)

In 1976 the brain child of Frank Farian seemed viable after all. From Baby Do You Wanna Bump to founding Boney M.

Joni Mitchell impresses deeply with Blue

Joni Mitchell 1970 (morrisonhotelgallery.com)

In 1971 Joni Mitchell released her beautiful, moving and (painfully) honest album Blue. A masterpiece that is still held in high esteem to this very day.

The Smiths release their third masterpiece: The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths - Live Manchester 07/19/1986 (rollingstone.com)

In 1986 The Smiths released their third masterpiece. The story of the difficult road to The Queen Is Dead.

The 10 best Janet Jackson singles

Janet Jackson - The 10 best singles (apoplife.nl)

As a tribute to one the most successful artists of all time, a compilation of the best Janet Jackson singles.

The Gladiators – Trenchtown Mix Up

The Gladiators playing guitar (djdmac.com)

In 1976 many reggae classic were released. One of them was the debut album Trenchtown Mix Up by The Gladiators. The complete story.

Miles Davis – An introduction

Miles Davis 1970s (variety.com)

As a tribute to the greatest jazz musician that has ever lived, the 10 best/most highly recommended albums by Miles Davis.

Marvin Gaye displays his genius: What’s Going On

Marvin Gaye - 1970 (rollingstone.com)

In 1971 Marvin Gaye releases his masterpiece What’s Going On. Despite opposition from his own record label it turned into a huge success. A look back.

Grace Jones and the influential Nightclubbing

Grace Jones - Live (soulmusic.com)

In 1981 Grace Jones released the beautiful Nightclubbing, an influential album that put her on the map. A look back.